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province of Elizabethpol, is contained in the Caucasian Museum ; and 

 adds that the occurrence of the animal in Transcaucasia appears to be still 

 doubtful. Dr. Satunin refers the statr of the Crimea to this race. 



It is almost superfluous to mention that, like all other red deer, the 

 stags ot the Caspian race roar during the pairing-season, and do not squeal 

 in the wapiti fashion. 



THE CORSICAN RED DEER 



[Ccrviis elaphus corsicanus) 



The islands of Corsica and Sardinia are the home of a stunted race of 

 the red deer, in which the antlers of the stags lack the hez-tine, and the 

 general colour of the coat of both sexes is dark brown in summer and 

 blackish in winter. A few examples of this deer were kept in the park at 

 Woburn Abbey a few years ago, but as they presented no feature ot special 

 interest, no others have been added to the collection. 



THE YARKAND STAG 



[Cervf/s yarcaudcnsis) 



(Plate IV. Fio. 2) 



The deer inhabiting the forests of the Tarim Valley and Maralbashi, 

 in Eastern Turkestan, was described and named by Mr. W. T. Blanford 

 as a variety or local race of the hangul, or Kashmir stag. It is, however, 

 regarded in the Great and Small Game of India, Burma and Tibet as entitled 

 to specific rank. Specimens of the entire skin are much wanted in order 

 to determine the affinities and characteristics of the species more tully, but, 



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